Elon Musk recently rolled out an ambitious plan for how SpaceX will hopefully lead the charge to colonize Mars, and one component of that plan was fueling and refueling ships in space. It cuts down on costs (since the object isn’t as heavy at launch), and could make reusable space tech even easier to use. But NASA has a few concerns with the company’s first step toward that vision.

Oct 4, 2016

Though Elon Musk has his eyes set on Mars, SpaceX is still firmly planted on Earth this month as the company tries to figure out what went wrong in a recent explosion that destroyed one of its rockets and damaged a launchpad. One option? Sabotage.

Sep 1, 2016

Aug 10, 2016

SpaceX is leading the charge among private space companies, and they’ve been strapping high-res cameras to just about everything along the way the past couple years. So, what are some of the coolest things they’ve managed to record?

Jul 28, 2016

Though it’ll be at least another decade or so until NASA sends a ship to Mars, private space firm SpaceX is gearing up to send one of its Red Dragon ships to the red planet in just two years. So, what’s the price tag to (hopefully) land an unmanned ship on Mars?

Jun 13, 2016

NASA’s Mars mission plan is looking less and less defined with each congressional hearing, but Elon Musk’s SpaceX is planning to but humans on the Red Planet in less than a decade — and they’ll be landing ships there within five years.

Jun 13, 2016

Elon Musk has never made any qualms about his goals for private space firm SpaceX: He wants to get to Mars, and he’ll pretty much do it with or without NASA’s help. Now he’s opened up a bit more about the plan to make it happen.

May 31, 2016

SpaceX has been pulling off some sweet landings of its Falcon 9 rocket in recent months, and now the private space firm has released footage from the most recent landing...from the perspective of the rocket. itself.